I'm here in the martial arts world just to find love.

Zhao Wuji's shock did not last long, because what happened next made him even more incredulous.

The boy, whose body had suddenly grown taller, swung his powerful arms, and a terrifying shockwave roared from the underground space.

Then, the figure, which still appeared tiny compared to the massive dragon's body that was tens of feet long, drew a line in the air and crashed heavily into the demonic dragon's belly.

"boom!"

A wave of air, carrying the stench of fish and gunpowder, swept outwards, affecting Zhao Wuji even from a hundred feet away.

The upper half of its body, which was floating on the water, flew backward, and its feet were even lifted off the water by the force.

If Zhao Wuji hadn't used the Nine Dragon Gourd to cushion his fall before he hit the rock wall, he would likely have suffered a severe injury.

The horror in my heart was beyond words.

Zhao Wuji could only lean against the Nine Dragon Gourd and re-insert the glowing Demon-Suppressing Sword into the dark river to serve as a light source, while keeping his eyes fixed on the man and the dragon locked in battle in the distance.

The boy, seemingly having activated some kind of martial arts secret technique, unleashed a punch with immense force. The black scales on the black dragon's body peeled off continuously under the boy's chaotic punches, causing blood to flow freely.

"Moo! Moo!"

The black dragon roared in pain, but it was to no avail. The size difference between the two was too great, but their strength and speed were almost the same.

Therefore, the boy dodged with ease, while the black dragon, due to its enormous size, appeared much clumsy and too large a target, leaving it only able to passively take hits.

After watching the battle for a while, Zhao Wuji couldn't help but feel a rather strange sensation.

If the occasion weren't so inappropriate, he would have stood up for this newly born black dragon.

This is absolutely outrageous!

It was, after all, an ancient mythical beast existing in legends, a majestic four-clawed dragon, yet it was so humiliated and abused by a mere mortal warrior who regarded it as an ant.

  

At this moment, the little intelligence that the black dragon possessed was completely consumed by rage.

This human ant that appeared out of nowhere actually made it feel threatened with its life!

At this moment, Mo Jiao was not only furious, but also instinctively bewildered and fearful.

Judging by its age, it is still a young dragon, not an adult one, and its bloodline from its ancestors is incomplete.

However, it still sensed an unusual bloodline suppression from this human.

That's a natural form of pressure exerted by those in power over those in power!

Thinking of this, the black dragon could no longer suppress its fear. It roared and took a punch that seemed to have no effect on its body, but which made its blood and qi surge. It then tried to escape.

Jiang Chao was still full of energy and hadn't had enough. Seeing that the black dragon was showing signs of retreating, how could he let it leave?

He immediately lunged forward, his arms, covered in dark red patterns, wrapped around the dragon's tail and pulled hard.

The black dragon let out a mournful cry, and actually cut off its tail to save its life.

The enormous dragon's body crashed into a stone wall on one side, and using the rebound force of the wall, it slammed heavily into the underground river.

The waves rolled and the body sank into the water and disappeared.

Jiang Chao, who was holding the dragon's tail that was more than ten feet long, stood there in a daze, momentarily stunned.

This black dragon... just ran away like that?

Jiang Chao couldn't accept the resentment in his heart.

Suddenly remembering that there was a Taoist priest from the Xuanmen sect present who specialized in subduing dragons, he immediately shouted:

"Brother Zhao, don't let it escape! Act quickly!"

Zhao Wuji: "..."

To take action? To take action what?

That black dragon is the overlord of the water. Now that you have beaten it into fear, it has fled into this dark river. Where do you expect me to find it?

Seeing that Zhao Wuji, a hundred feet away, remained unmoved, still in the posture of planting his sword in the dark river, Jiang Chao immediately became anxious and roared:

"What's wrong with you, Taoist priest?!"

As Jiang Chao's size increased dramatically, his temper also worsened considerably, which is why he generally didn't want to use the power of the Qilin bloodline within him.

Zhao Wuji twitched his lips, fearing that the terrifying youth might attack him at the slightest provocation. He knew the temperament of these martial arts practitioners well.

Without further hesitation, he picked up the Nine Dragon Gourd from his back and threw it onto the surface of the underground river in front of him, muttering incantations.

A moment later, the Nine Dragons Gourd began to vibrate and emit a buzzing sound.

The next moment, the Nine Dragons Gourd, which looked only two sizes larger than an ordinary gourd, began to swell.

In the blink of an eye, it swelled to a size of over ten feet.

The Taoist jumped onto the Nine Dragon Gourd, swayed slightly, then lay down on it. He then gave the boy, who was still clinging to the dragon's tail, a resentful look before disappearing into the shadows.

As the light in the underground space disappeared, Jiang Chao slowly withdrew from the state of being empowered by his bloodline, and collapsed to the ground, feeling utterly exhausted.

After catching his breath, Jiang Chao carefully examined the fragrant dragon tail, suppressing the rising desire to devour it, and decided to wait for the Taoist priest to come up first.

Eating it raw might be more effective, but Jiang Chao had finally gotten rid of the problem he had as a child and didn't want to continue eating raw flesh and blood.

After waiting a moment, I caught a glimpse of a light rising from the water not far away.

Immediately afterwards, the Taoist priest riding a gourd emerged from the water.

Jiang Chao hurriedly asked, "How did it go? Did you catch it?"

Zhao Wuji shook his head with a wry smile and said, "It escaped. The area beneath this underground river is interconnected in all directions. Although I have magical treasures to help me, I am powerless to search for it."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chao frowned, but did not continue to make things difficult for the Taoist priest.

"Okay then."

He pointed to the side, "Come up first, don't catch a cold."

The Taoist priest was trembling violently, clearly suffering from the chill.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Wuji thought that the young man was quite kind and righteous. He didn't dare to delay any longer and used the peach wood sword that emitted a faint light to mark his name and go ashore.

When he saw the dragon's tail, which was over ten feet long and dripping with blood, in front of the boy, he was shocked again.

I felt a tingling sensation on my scalp and a chill down my spine.

"This... Young Master Jiang is truly a divine being, actually managing to sever its dragon tail with brute force!"

Jiang Chao was unimpressed by the Taoist's adoration, merely smiling faintly as he asked:

"What are your plans next, Brother Zhao? Will you stay here and guard it, or go up?"

Zhao Wuji sighed and said, "That black dragon has suffered such a great shock, it probably won't come out for a while, so I naturally can't stay here to guard it."

Jiang Chao nodded. "In that case, when Brother Zhao goes up later, please take this dragon tail with you and give it to my sister, Jiang Yunyao."

After a pause, Jiang Chao added:

"It must be the Holy Maiden of the Moon Goddess Palace. She must be guarding the cave entrance by now."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Wuji's eye twitched.

This dragon's tail is so huge, it must weigh several thousand pounds. How am I supposed to carry it up there?

He didn't dare say it aloud, but nodded in agreement, and then asked:

"And what about you, Young Hero Jiang?"

Jiang Chao laughed and said, "I have a feeling that the dragon hasn't gone far. I plan to go down and look for it again."

"this……"

Zhao Wuji hesitated for a moment, then said:

"Young Master Jiang, it is not that I am being nosy, but I presume you have fought this beast and know how powerful it is. I am not good at judging, and I do not know what secret technique you used just now, but I imagine that you will not be able to use that method a second time in a short period of time, will you?"

Jiang Chao nodded. "Indeed."

"But Brother Zhao need not worry. Besides that secret technique that aggravates physical injury, I have other methods. If we encounter an insurmountable danger, I will escape on my own."

Seeing that the boy was determined, Zhao Wuji stopped trying to persuade him.

The two fell into a brief silence.

In this way, more than ten breaths passed.

Jiang Chao stood up, stretched his limbs, and then gave another instruction, telling Zhao Wuji to make sure to bring the dragon tail up and hand it over to Jiang Yunyao before reaching out his hand.

The long sword stuck in the stone wall was pulled out by the true energy and fell into the boy's hand.

The young man twirled his sword beautifully, and under Zhao Wuji's complex gaze, plunged headfirst into the dark river.